§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer of 25 January 2002,Official Report, column 1161W, what the cost of refurbishing each Ministerial private office was in each year since May 1997. [37899]
§ Mr. MorleyMAFF Ministers' private offices moved from Whitehall Place West to Nobel House, Smith Square, in 1997/98. The cost of the move was £38,000. In addition, alterations to prepare the accommodation for Ministers and senior officials cost £240,000 and £54,000 was spent on new furniture. The offices vacated in Whitehall Place West were subsequently occupied by MAFF officials at no additional cost.
No further refurbishment work has been undertaken on Ministers' private offices since 1997–98.